Question 1

When you want to give equal weight to two closely related ideas in a single sentence,use a compound sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not a true statement about passive voice?

Accepted Answer

A) You want to inform an applicant tactfully that he was not chosen for the job. 
B) The identity of the person doing the action is unimportant. 
C) It emphasizes the receiver of the action instead of the doer of the action. 
D) It may not indicate who performed the action. 
E) The verb voice,either active or passive,directly affects the verb tense. 
A) You want to inform an applicant tactfully that he was not chosen for the job. 
B) The identity of the person doing the action is unimportant. 
C) It emphasizes the receiver of the action instead of the doer of the action. 
D) It may not indicate who performed the action. 
E) The verb voice,either active or passive,directly affects the verb tense.

Question 3

If you use too many modifiers or too strong modifiers in your writing,you

Accepted Answer

A) will have to support your ideas in more than one paragraph. 
B) must be sure that your sentences have parallel structure. 
C) could alienate your reader by appearing overconfident. 
D) may sound insincere because of exaggeration. 
E) can control paragraph length by using shorter sentences. 
A) will have to support your ideas in more than one paragraph. 
B) must be sure that your sentences have parallel structure. 
C) could alienate your reader by appearing overconfident. 
D) may sound insincere because of exaggeration. 
E) can control paragraph length by using shorter sentences.

Question 4

Which of these statements about sentence variety is not true?

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A) Using too many simple sentences makes writing seem choppy. 
B) Mixing negative and positive sentences maintains reader interest. 
C) Readers may have difficulty reading a message with too many long sentences. 
D) If you use different sentence patterns and lengths,your messages will be more interesting. 
E) A message that contains one long sentence after another can bore readers. 
A) Using too many simple sentences makes writing seem choppy. 
B) Mixing negative and positive sentences maintains reader interest. 
C) Readers may have difficulty reading a message with too many long sentences. 
D) If you use different sentence patterns and lengths,your messages will be more interesting. 
E) A message that contains one long sentence after another can bore readers.

Question 5

Mechanics include all of the following except

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A) content. 
B) punctuation. 
C) number expression. 
D) word division. 
E) abbreviations. 
A) content. 
B) punctuation. 
C) number expression. 
D) word division. 
E) abbreviations.

Question 6

Which of the following sentence pairs contains a transitional phrase that detracts from coherence?

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A) First,productivity will improve by 12%.For example,employees will be happy. 
B) Salaries will increase by 6%.In contrast,the sick-day allowance will decrease by 2%. 
C) The fliers should arrive by 5:00 p.m.Then our interns will post them on campus bulletin boards. 
D) The new computer is being repaired.However,the repair service loaned us another system. 
E) The union strike should help teachers receive higher salaries.On the other hand,students will suffer if teachers go on strike. 
A) First,productivity will improve by 12%.For example,employees will be happy. 
B) Salaries will increase by 6%.In contrast,the sick-day allowance will decrease by 2%. 
C) The fliers should arrive by 5:00 p.m.Then our interns will post them on campus bulletin boards. 
D) The new computer is being repaired.However,the repair service loaned us another system. 
E) The union strike should help teachers receive higher salaries.On the other hand,students will suffer if teachers go on strike.

Question 7

Explain how the placement of an idea affects its emphasis.Discuss how much emphasis each section of a message receives,and provide examples of what types of information should be placed in each section.

Accepted Answer

The reader pays the most attention to th

Question 8

Using longer,more complex words in the place of shorter words that mean the same thing

Accepted Answer

A) usually increases the perceived intelligence of the writer. 
B) makes a message easier to understand. 
C) sometimes backfires as a strategy for impressing the reader. 
D) demonstrates your large innate vocabulary. 
E) produces efficient business communication. 
A) usually increases the perceived intelligence of the writer. 
B) makes a message easier to understand. 
C) sometimes backfires as a strategy for impressing the reader. 
D) demonstrates your large innate vocabulary. 
E) produces efficient business communication.

Question 9

When writing a letter to a customer,emphasize what your organization can do rather than what it can't do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not a passive sentence?

Accepted Answer

A) The expense report will be prepared by Tony's supervisor. 
B) My supervisor submitted the expense report on Tuesday. 
C) Ten complaints have been received by headquarters staff. 
D) If the power goes out,flashlights will be distributed by the supervisor. 
E) Last night's power outage was described as responsible for the decrease in production. 
A) The expense report will be prepared by Tony's supervisor. 
B) My supervisor submitted the expense report on Tuesday. 
C) Ten complaints have been received by headquarters staff. 
D) If the power goes out,flashlights will be distributed by the supervisor. 
E) Last night's power outage was described as responsible for the decrease in production.

Question 11

List five of the seven strategies for emphasizing ideas.

Accepted Answer

Students are to supply five of the follo

Question 12

The point of sentence variety is to

Accepted Answer

A) subordinate negative language within the document. 
B) balance lengthy jargon phrases with more familiar language. 
C) retain the goodwill of your readers. 
D) mix the subjunctive mood with more abstract language. 
E) keep readers interested and clarify relationships between ideas. 
A) subordinate negative language within the document. 
B) balance lengthy jargon phrases with more familiar language. 
C) retain the goodwill of your readers. 
D) mix the subjunctive mood with more abstract language. 
E) keep readers interested and clarify relationships between ideas.

Question 13

The purpose of a paragraph is to group topic sentences in logical order for the reader's convenience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Pronouns can bind sentences and ideas together to create a more coherent paragraph.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not a correct statement about sentences?

Accepted Answer

A) Sentences have a subject and predicate. 
B) A complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses. 
C) A variety of sentence patterns keeps your writing interesting. 
D) Sentences vary widely in style,length,and effect. 
E) A compound sentence shows equal relationships. 
A) Sentences have a subject and predicate. 
B) A complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses. 
C) A variety of sentence patterns keeps your writing interesting. 
D) Sentences vary widely in style,length,and effect. 
E) A compound sentence shows equal relationships.

Question 16

To build goodwill in a business letter,use neutral expressions such as cannot and will not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

is the aspect of a verb that shows whether the subject of the sentence acts or is acted upon.

Accepted Answer

A) Emphasis 
B) Voice 
C) Tense 
D) Participle 
E) Parallelism 
A) Emphasis 
B) Voice 
C) Tense 
D) Participle 
E) Parallelism

Question 18

Identify the statement that does not contain an unnecessarily long word.

Accepted Answer

A) Brian fabricated the events of the accident to circumvent prosecution. 
B) Please initiate the modification of the innovative computer system. 
C) Try to bring William with you,because he is vital to the meeting's success. 
D) The vice president will recapitulate the presentation about how to utilize the new software. 
E) Initiate termination procedures for employees who are not indispensable. 
A) Brian fabricated the events of the accident to circumvent prosecution. 
B) Please initiate the modification of the innovative computer system. 
C) Try to bring William with you,because he is vital to the meeting's success. 
D) The vice president will recapitulate the presentation about how to utilize the new software. 
E) Initiate termination procedures for employees who are not indispensable.

Question 19

Using a similar grammatical structure for similar ideas is

Accepted Answer

A) parallelism. 
B) subordination. 
C) active voice. 
D) compounding. 
E) insubordination. 
A) parallelism. 
B) subordination. 
C) active voice. 
D) compounding. 
E) insubordination.

Question 20

"Our school is buying both pens and pencils for students' use" is a sentence with proper parallel structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When you want to give equal weight to two closely related ideas in a single sentence,use a compound sentence.

Which of the following is not a true statement about passive voice?

If you use too many modifiers or too strong modifiers in your writing,you

Which of these statements about sentence variety is not true?

Mechanics include all of the following except

Which of the following sentence pairs contains a transitional phrase that detracts from coherence?

Explain how the placement of an idea affects its emphasis.Discuss how much emphasis each section of a message receives,and provide examples of what types of information should be placed in each section.

Using longer,more complex words in the place of shorter words that mean the same thing

When writing a letter to a customer,emphasize what your organization can do rather than what it can't do.

Which of the following is not a passive sentence?

List five of the seven strategies for emphasizing ideas.

The point of sentence variety is to

The purpose of a paragraph is to group topic sentences in logical order for the reader's convenience.

Pronouns can bind sentences and ideas together to create a more coherent paragraph.

Which of the following is not a correct statement about sentences?

To build goodwill in a business letter,use neutral expressions such as cannot and will not.

is the aspect of a verb that shows whether the subject of the sentence acts or is acted upon.

Identify the statement that does not contain an unnecessarily long word.

Using a similar grammatical structure for similar ideas is

"Our school is buying both pens and pencils for students' use" is a sentence with proper parallel structure.

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Exam 5: Revising-Your-Writing

When you want to give equal weight to two closely related ideas in a single sentence,use a compound sentence.

Which of the following is not a true statement about passive voice?

If you use too many modifiers or too strong modifiers in your writing,you

Which of these statements about sentence variety is not true?

Mechanics include all of the following except

Which of the following sentence pairs contains a transitional phrase that detracts from coherence?

Explain how the placement of an idea affects its emphasis.Discuss how much emphasis each section of a message receives,and provide examples of what types of information should be placed in each section.

Using longer,more complex words in the place of shorter words that mean the same thing

When writing a letter to a customer,emphasize what your organization can do rather than what it can't do.

Which of the following is not a passive sentence?

List five of the seven strategies for emphasizing ideas.

The point of sentence variety is to

The purpose of a paragraph is to group topic sentences in logical order for the reader's convenience.

Pronouns can bind sentences and ideas together to create a more coherent paragraph.

Which of the following is not a correct statement about sentences?

To build goodwill in a business letter,use neutral expressions such as cannot and will not.

is the aspect of a verb that shows whether the subject of the sentence acts or is acted upon.

Identify the statement that does not contain an unnecessarily long word.

Using a similar grammatical structure for similar ideas is

"Our school is buying both pens and pencils for students' use" is a sentence with proper parallel structure.

Understanding-Business-Communication

Team-And-Intercultural-Communication

Interpersonal-Communication-Skills

The-Writing-Process

Neutral-And-Positive-Messages

Persuasive-Messages

Bad-News-Messages

Planning-The-Report-And-Managing-Data

Writing-The-Report

Oral-Presentations

Employment-Communication

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